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Hi loves, today I wanted to talk about some beauty products of a small (for now) Italian makeup & beauty brand: Malinka. They also have a skin, body and hair line and not just makeup. I was in the mall here in Bulgaria & I saw this small makeup store and I then discovered it was actually Italian! I immediately wanted to try something out. If I’m not mistaking all of their products are also hypoallergenic. You already know I’m not into long reviews, so let me just get to the point :)

The first thing I tried was this powder in shade 02. As you can see from the photo below I’m gonna finish it soon. It has been a good powder, it holds my makeup in place, doesn’t look cakey and feels light on my skin.

This one my hubs picked up for me, I told him the shade to get according to the website. It is totally different from what you see on the website. On the website it looks creamy non shimmery shade, but in reality it’s an icy shimmer. So I wouldn’t recommend buying from the website for now cause the colors look completely different in real. The pencil itself is very soft and easy to blend.

This is my favorite from all of the four things. I’m a sucker for pinkish shimmery shades when it comes to eyeshadows so this is right down my alley. The colors have a good pigmentation, a little powdery but nothing too bad. And they blend very nicely.

What I like about this shade is that it looks nice on every skin tone, warm and cold, pale and bronze :) The pencil is very soft and glides on easily, it’s slightly sheer and more natural looking. I would say it works best paired with a lipstick.

Here’s a look I did using these products. I used the white eye pencil in the inner corners and blended it under my brow bone. I think I don’t need to specify where I used the eyeshadows and lipliner :P And you can also see the powder leaves a nice matte finish.

Hey guys, how was your weekend? Ours was rainy :( My husband was home for four days and it rained every day, morning till evening so no family walks for us :( This really sucks cause kids have been sick and couldn’t go out, now they’re better and they still can’t go out. This week should be nice though. But let’s move on to the post now.

Didn’t like it: it didn’t stop my shadows from creasing and it was too yellow/dark for my skintone. I don’t understand why did they discontinued the colour arts one, this one is shit compared to the other one :(

I usually try to avoid Nivea and other big brands like that (Johnson’s for example) cause they’re usually more full of crap, because they’re big so they can. But hubs bought this so I used it. Took me 8 months to finish cause I didn’t want to use it :D The scent was too strong in my opinion, but I don’t have any other complaints.

This lipstick was once one of my faves, but now it has lived it’s time and has gotten all gross, bye bye friend. It’s a bit too pasty though & not easy to apply evenly. Here are some looks where I used it ↓

Since I only used one of them I can’t really say if it worked, also I only applied it twice a day in the beginning, then it was once a day, then every other day…. But in the beginning it looked like it was working. Maybe I’ll give it another try.

The packaging is nice and sturdy, doesn’t look or feel cheap. It has a pump, which is how I prefer my foundations. The pump works perfectly, gives a right amount of product. Sometimes the pump can give too much (or few) and some are hard to push, but this one is really nice and easy to use.

Mine is in shade 010 Nude Paige, which works well for my skintone, it’s not too pink or too orange. The coverage is medium, but it’s buildable. The foundation blends nicely and even though it’s waterproof, it feels really light on the skin. Some waterproof foundations feel really thick and mask-like. It says “mattifying” on the package, but it still leaves a nice dewy glow (check out my natural highlight on the last photo :P).

Pros: Overall I like this product. It’s a great everyday brow product to fix your brows fast & easy. It takes little time to fill in your brows & it looks nice, it stays on nicely all day. The color payoff is nice, I have dark hair & the lighter shade worked well for me.

The packaging is very nice especially considering it’s low cost. It’s in a glass jar instead of plastic and it also has a pump. The pump works well and releases the right amount of product. You now how some pumps give too much and it goes to waste. Luckily it’s not the case with this foundation.

The consistency is pretty thick which is good for covering. I always have hard time covering those red pimples even with concealer, but as you can see below, you can barely see the pimples. It did a pretty decent job to also cover up my dark “I-have-three-kids” undereye circles. You can also see it gives a matte effect just as promised. My skin has been really dry so it’s not the best foundation for dry skin but it’s not a problem with other skin types. The only problem I’ve had with this foundation is that it’s really hard to blend. In fact I usually mix it with something else, like BB cream.

In conclusion it’s a decent good coverage foundation with a very affordable price. I just don’t recommend to those with dry skin and to blend it nicely mix it with another foundation, BB cream or moisturizer.

I had to share a review about this lash glue, cause I absolutely love it! At first I wasn’t sure, cause I didn’t know if it was available in many countries, but I did some research and found, that it’s not so hard to find. I will put all the info at the end of this post.

The first thing I love is the applicator, which allows precision. This means no more searching for a surface to put the glue on and something to apply it with, this is much quicker and less messier! 10 points for that! Secondly, it dries very quickly and has a strong hold. I always struggle putting on falsies, cause it will come off at the corners and I keep adjusting them. With this glue I just put them on and bam they’re in place! And they don’t start to fall of after a while.

As always I keep it short with my reviews, all you need to know is that this glue is great! For sure you can find it in all dm drugstores. If you are in U.S, then you can find a shop here. Kisses and talk to you soon!

I thought I’d better get a review up, before I finish this foundation. It seems to be running out sooner, then other foundations I use. I guess it’s because of it’s thick consistency, but then again I usually mix it with a BB cream and a drop of a darker foundation.

As I said it has a thick consistency, but it doesn’t feel cakey or too much on the skin. I haven’t had any breakouts or problems with my skin either, while using this foundation. It is a matt formula, but it does let a little bit of dewyness to shine through as you will see from the last photo later. It doesn’t dry out the skin either. I was a little worried at first since it is matt and the pregnancy has left me with dry skin, but I had no troubles at all. The coverage is medium to full and totally buildable.

My first impression was, that it’s very thick. I was worried, that it would break me out, but I was pleasantly surprised, that it didn’t and it doesn’t feel too much on the skin. It is a little hard to blend out though.

Here you can see the before photo of my red face. On the next photo I have applied the primer and it looks like I’ve missed some spots, but I actually went over these, when I saw so much redness but still nothing. And on the last photo I have applied my foundation and you can clearly see the redness is still there. So practically this primer colors green the non red parts of the face and doesn’t do anything for the redness :( That sucks. I don’t know how are it’s other primer properties, I was only interested in the anti-red part in which it failed.

As you can tell by the title I’m talking about the essence lash & brow gel mascara today. It’s a transparent gel, mine is a little yucky and foggy cause I’ve used it over the brows after filling them in. I’ve only used it as a brow gel, I’m not sure what is it supposed to do for lashes. I don’t think anyone needs a gel to keep their lashes in place…

I have been using this almost every day and I’ve been really liking it. It keeps my brows in place for a long time and it doesn’t leave any residue on my brows. For example another transparent gel I used left white flakes when it dried, it also made my brows really hard while this one keeps them in place but doesn’t turn my brows into stone :D

Hello darlings! Lately I’ve been finishing up stuff faster than usual, in fact I think a new empties post will come very soon. Usually it takes me around two months to get at least six items for the post. Sometimes you just start finishing everything together, or maybe it’s because I’m pregnant → I’m bigger → I use more product :D

For christmas hubs got me this kit from Rubelia with body lotion, hand cream and a shampoo. He was obviously misguided by the name “organic rose” and “bio rose water”, hoping he’d get me a nice natural product. Unfortunately the inci (for example paraffinum liquidum) is not green or natural :( Also it has this old lady rose smell, which isn’t too pleasant.

I absolutely loved this face wash as well as the other one with bulgarian roses (review). They are both great, I didn’t notice anything different between them besides the scent and color, so you can just check out the review I did on the rose one.

I enjoyed this cc cream and also already reviewed it. The only thing is that it only comes in two shades and this light is not too light, which sucks cause I enjoyed using it more in the winter as it is very moisturizing and quite thick.

This lasted me a long time, even though I used it almost every day for a long period of time and also as a foundation. It’s not covering, but I did use it just with concealer. Anyway it’s a good powder, it doesn’t look cakey or break me out. Don’t ask me about the lasting power and does it keep the shine under control, cause I really don’t pay attention to that kind of stuff.

And lastly I’m throwing out these two pairs of earrings. The ones on the left were my favorite, so when I lost one of the stones I was demoralized and heart broken. I’ve glued them back a few times, but this time it was gone forever :( The other pair has turned dark and smelly, you know how these cheap earrings get. I don’t know if they can be cleaned, but I feel like their toxic now and don’t even want to clean them :D

Have you tried these products? Is there something you’d like to try? Do you clean your jewellery regurarly or do you hold on to old earrings, necklaces etc? Do you have cats? Do they get on the way of your blog photographs?